Side by Side by von Guenther Rosenbaum

 

Side by Side by von Guenther Rosenbaum looks like a Sudoku, but it's not.

 

The object is to fill the grid with either numbers 1, 2, 3 or 4 or an X.  A few simple rules: each number represents how many adjacent (horizontal & vertical) squares have numbers. Adjacent squares cannot have the same number.  All the numbers have to be connected.


I have done about 10 levels in the 6x6 grid.  The grid sizes go up to 15 x 15..  Very polished.
http://www.rosenbaum-games.de/sw/sidebyside/index.htm
https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/side-by-side-game/id990437059?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Uprise (DADIU) by Dadiu

 

Uprise (Dadiu) is a 3D maze puzzle app game.  The objective is to get Your Man, in this case a woman, from the bottom of the prism to the top.

 

Each floor can swivel so you can get to the stairs.  There are teleports. There are also force fields to deactivate which require going back and forth and up and down.

Uprise (Dadiu) was designed by students in Denmark.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uprise-dadiu/id1076280787?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.laserbuddies.uprise&hl=da

SpeedCubers by Tuan Hoang

 

SpeedCubers is exactly what it looks like.  Not much to say.

 

I did the 2x2 cube in 3:16 and the 3x3 in 5:56


Recently, I posted a blurb about another twisty puzzle known as Rob's Pyraminx.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speedcubers/id1127743804?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Rows Deluxe by Nickolaos Kechagias

Do you remember my review of Rows Free from 2012? It's a great point scoring puzzle app that can be played for hours if done carefully.

The new version is called Rows Deluxe and it's basically the same thing except you have certain powers - located at the right.  At any point, you can use those powers to zap out: all the tiles with  a specific color, or shape, or number.  Or just zap out a single tile.


Another difference from the original game: there are levels. As I understand it, after you make 20 or 25 sets, the entire board is wiped out.  Which makes this even easier than before.


I have not played this game, because I know how long it takes. It requires patience, which I lack. Besides, I have to play test dozens of other new puzzle apps.

The strategy I used to keep the game going and going: just go for the 100 point sets.  Occasionally go for the 800 point sets. Never try for 19,200 - unless you want your game to end.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rows-free/id496916383?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4


Correction: I did play this game once.